FirePro V4900 vs Radeon HD 6870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro V4900 and Radeon HD 6870, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro V4900 stacks up against Radeon HD 6870, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	FirePro V4900	Radeon HD 6870
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	151 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6870 has 101% more power consumption, than FirePro V4900.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
FirePro V4900 and Radeon HD 6870 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro V4900 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 6870 - with Terascale 2.
FirePro V4900 and Radeon HD 6870 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6870 is 57 mm longer, than FirePro V4900.
Memory clock speed of FirePro V4900 is 2950 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6870.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	2−3	10−12
ultra / 1080p	1−2	6−7
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	12−14	24−27
medium / 1080p	4−5	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 180% more, than FirePro V4900.
high / 1080p	6−7	18−20
ultra / 1080p	5−6	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	16−18	35−40
medium / 1080p	6−7	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Battlefield 5 is 187% more, than FirePro V4900.
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	35−40	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V4900 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
low / 768p	110−120	180−190
medium / 768p	90−95	140−150
ultra / 1080p	40−45	75−80
QHD / 1440p	24−27	40−45
4K / 2160p	−	30−33
high / 768p	65−70	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 66% more, than FirePro V4900.
low / 768p	75−80	55−60
ultra / 1080p	18−20	30−33
medium / 1080p	50−55	45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V4900 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 8% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
low / 768p	70−75	95−100
medium / 768p	50−55	75−80
ultra / 1080p	24−27	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Dota 2 is 50% more, than FirePro V4900.
high / 1080p	3−4	12−14
ultra / 1080p	2−3	12−14
4K / 2160p	1−2	5−6
low / 720p	12−14	27−30
medium / 1080p	4−5	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Far Cry 5 is 200% more, than FirePro V4900.
high / 1080p	10−12	20−22
ultra / 1080p	6−7	14−16
QHD / 1440p	4−5	−
low / 720p	50−55	80−85
medium / 1080p	12−14	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Fortnite is 95% more, than FirePro V4900.
high / 1080p	7−8	18−20
ultra / 1080p	6−7	14−16
QHD / 1440p	1−2	5−6
low / 720p	18−20	40−45
medium / 1080p	9−10	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 150% more, than FirePro V4900.
low / 768p	45−50	70−75
medium / 768p	35−40	60−65
high / 1080p	6−7	21−24
ultra / 1080p	3−4	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 78% more, than FirePro V4900.
high / 1080p	2−3	7−8
ultra / 1080p	0−1	5−6
4K / 2160p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	5−6	21−24
medium / 1080p	3−4	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Metro Exodus is 333% more, than FirePro V4900.
low / 768p	85−90	100−110
high / 1080p	60−65	−
ultra / 1080p	−	90−95
medium / 1080p	−	100−105
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Minecraft is 20% more, than FirePro V4900.
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	12−14	16−18
low / 720p	24−27	45−50
medium / 1080p	14−16	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 70% more, than FirePro V4900.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	6−7	8−9
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	6−7	20−22
medium / 1080p	−	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 133% more, than FirePro V4900.
low / 768p	12−14	40−45
medium / 768p	10−11	24−27
high / 1080p	5−6	14−16
ultra / 1080p	4−5	8−9
4K / 2160p	2−3	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 171% more, than FirePro V4900.
low / 768p	85−90	95−100
medium / 768p	35−40	55−60
ultra / 1080p	14−16	27−30
high / 768p	30−33	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in World of Tanks is 35% more, than FirePro V4900.

Full Specs

	FirePro V4900	Radeon HD 6870
Architecture	TeraScale 2	Terascale 2
Code name	Turks	RV940 Barts
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	1 November 2011	22 October 2010
Pipelines	480	1120
Core clock speed	800 MHz
Boost Clock		900 MHz
Transistor count	716 million	1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	19.20	50.40
Floating-point performance	768.0 gflops	2,016.0 gflops
Length	163 mm	220 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64 GB/s	134.4 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.0
OpenGL	4.4	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
Bus support		PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	73 Mh/s	213 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
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FirePro V4900 vs Radeon HD 6870

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